diff --git a/kernel/locking/lock_events_list.h b/kernel/locking/lock_events_list.h
index 634b47fd8b5e..ca954e4e00e4 100644
--- a/kernel/locking/lock_events_list.h
+++ b/kernel/locking/lock_events_list.h
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ LOCK_EVENT(rwsem_sleep_reader)	/* # of reader sleeps			*/
 LOCK_EVENT(rwsem_sleep_writer)	/* # of writer sleeps			*/
 LOCK_EVENT(rwsem_wake_reader)	/* # of reader wakeups			*/
 LOCK_EVENT(rwsem_wake_writer)	/* # of writer wakeups			*/
+LOCK_EVENT(rwsem_opt_rlock)	/* # of read locks opt-spin acquired	*/
 LOCK_EVENT(rwsem_opt_wlock)	/* # of write locks opt-spin acquired	*/
 LOCK_EVENT(rwsem_opt_fail)	/* # of failed opt-spinnings		*/
 LOCK_EVENT(rwsem_rlock)		/* # of read locks acquired		*/
diff --git a/kernel/locking/rwsem.c b/kernel/locking/rwsem.c
index 180455b6b0d4..985a03ad3f8c 100644
--- a/kernel/locking/rwsem.c
+++ b/kernel/locking/rwsem.c
@@ -457,6 +457,30 @@ static inline bool rwsem_try_write_lock(struct rw_semaphore *sem,
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_RWSEM_SPIN_ON_OWNER
+/*
+ * Try to acquire read lock before the reader is put on wait queue.
+ * Lock acquisition isn't allowed if the rwsem is locked or a writer handoff
+ * is ongoing.
+ */
+static inline bool rwsem_try_read_lock_unqueued(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
+{
+	long count = atomic_long_read(&sem->count);
+
+	if (count & (RWSEM_WRITER_MASK | RWSEM_FLAG_HANDOFF))
+		return false;
+
+	count = atomic_long_fetch_add_acquire(RWSEM_READER_BIAS, &sem->count);
+	if (!(count & (RWSEM_WRITER_MASK | RWSEM_FLAG_HANDOFF))) {
+		rwsem_set_reader_owned(sem);
+		lockevent_inc(rwsem_opt_rlock);
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	/* Back out the change */
+	atomic_long_add(-RWSEM_READER_BIAS, &sem->count);
+	return false;
+}
+
 /*
  * Try to acquire write lock before the writer has been put on wait queue.
  */
@@ -491,9 +515,12 @@ static inline bool rwsem_can_spin_on_owner(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
 
 	BUILD_BUG_ON(is_rwsem_owner_spinnable(RWSEM_OWNER_UNKNOWN));
 
-	if (need_resched())
+	if (need_resched()) {
+		lockevent_inc(rwsem_opt_fail);
 		return false;
+	}
 
+	preempt_disable();
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	owner = READ_ONCE(sem->owner);
 	if (owner) {
@@ -501,6 +528,9 @@ static inline bool rwsem_can_spin_on_owner(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
 		      owner_on_cpu(owner);
 	}
 	rcu_read_unlock();
+	preempt_enable();
+
+	lockevent_cond_inc(rwsem_opt_fail, !ret);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -578,7 +608,7 @@ static noinline enum owner_state rwsem_spin_on_owner(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
 	return state;
 }
 
-static bool rwsem_optimistic_spin(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
+static bool rwsem_optimistic_spin(struct rw_semaphore *sem, bool wlock)
 {
 	bool taken = false;
 	int prev_owner_state = OWNER_NULL;
@@ -586,9 +616,6 @@ static bool rwsem_optimistic_spin(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
 	preempt_disable();
 
 	/* sem->wait_lock should not be held when doing optimistic spinning */
-	if (!rwsem_can_spin_on_owner(sem))
-		goto done;
-
 	if (!osq_lock(&sem->osq))
 		goto done;
 
@@ -608,10 +635,11 @@ static bool rwsem_optimistic_spin(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
 		/*
 		 * Try to acquire the lock
 		 */
-		if (rwsem_try_write_lock_unqueued(sem)) {
-			taken = true;
+		taken = wlock ? rwsem_try_write_lock_unqueued(sem)
+			      : rwsem_try_read_lock_unqueued(sem);
+
+		if (taken)
 			break;
-		}
 
 		/*
 		 * An RT task cannot do optimistic spinning if it cannot
@@ -668,7 +696,12 @@ static bool rwsem_optimistic_spin(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
 	return taken;
 }
 #else
-static bool rwsem_optimistic_spin(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
+static inline bool rwsem_can_spin_on_owner(struct rw_semaphore *sem)
+{
+	return false;
+}
+
+static inline bool rwsem_optimistic_spin(struct rw_semaphore *sem, bool wlock)
 {
 	return false;
 }
@@ -684,6 +717,31 @@ rwsem_down_read_slowpath(struct rw_semaphore *sem, int state)
 	struct rwsem_waiter waiter;
 	DEFINE_WAKE_Q(wake_q);
 
+	if (!rwsem_can_spin_on_owner(sem))
+		goto queue;
+
+	/*
+	 * Undo read bias from down_read() and do optimistic spinning.
+	 */
+	atomic_long_add(-RWSEM_READER_BIAS, &sem->count);
+	adjustment = 0;
+	if (rwsem_optimistic_spin(sem, false)) {
+		/*
+		 * Wake up other readers in the wait list if the front
+		 * waiter is a reader.
+		 */
+		if ((atomic_long_read(&sem->count) & RWSEM_FLAG_WAITERS)) {
+			raw_spin_lock_irq(&sem->wait_lock);
+			if (!list_empty(&sem->wait_list))
+				rwsem_mark_wake(sem, RWSEM_WAKE_READ_OWNED,
+						&wake_q);
+			raw_spin_unlock_irq(&sem->wait_lock);
+			wake_up_q(&wake_q);
+		}
+		return sem;
+	}
+
+queue:
 	waiter.task = current;
 	waiter.type = RWSEM_WAITING_FOR_READ;
 	waiter.timeout = jiffies + RWSEM_WAIT_TIMEOUT;
@@ -696,7 +754,7 @@ rwsem_down_read_slowpath(struct rw_semaphore *sem, int state)
 		 * exit the slowpath and return immediately as its
 		 * RWSEM_READER_BIAS has already been set in the count.
 		 */
-		if (!(atomic_long_read(&sem->count) &
+		if (adjustment && !(atomic_long_read(&sem->count) &
 		     (RWSEM_WRITER_MASK | RWSEM_FLAG_HANDOFF))) {
 			raw_spin_unlock_irq(&sem->wait_lock);
 			rwsem_set_reader_owned(sem);
@@ -708,7 +766,10 @@ rwsem_down_read_slowpath(struct rw_semaphore *sem, int state)
 	list_add_tail(&waiter.list, &sem->wait_list);
 
 	/* we're now waiting on the lock, but no longer actively locking */
-	count = atomic_long_add_return(adjustment, &sem->count);
+	if (adjustment)
+		count = atomic_long_add_return(adjustment, &sem->count);
+	else
+		count = atomic_long_read(&sem->count);
 
 	/*
 	 * If there are no active locks, wake the front queued process(es).
@@ -767,7 +828,8 @@ rwsem_down_write_slowpath(struct rw_semaphore *sem, int state)
 	DEFINE_WAKE_Q(wake_q);
 
 	/* do optimistic spinning and steal lock if possible */
-	if (rwsem_optimistic_spin(sem))
+	if (rwsem_can_spin_on_owner(sem) &&
+	    rwsem_optimistic_spin(sem, true))
 		return sem;
 
 	/*